The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Ashley Loftus & Zander Loftus finished 261st of 297 mixed teams in the Doubles Open division at Manchester 2026, in 1:41:14.
If there was time left out there, it was on the sandbag lunges, 1:57 behind the median. The race faded late: the second half went 2:40 worse against the middle of the field than the first. The roxzone cost time: 8:57, behind 87% of the field.
Manchester cost the whole field time: about 0:39 more than the average race this season, going by 913 teams who raced both.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:29Running 1 5:12v median +1:12
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Block 02 9:50Running 2 7:18v median +1:41
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Block 03 12:24Running 3 7:19v median +1:16
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Block 04 10:19Running 4 8:08v median +2:02
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Block 05 13:08Running 5 8:01v median +1:50
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Block 06 9:03Running 6 7:24v median +1:15
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Block 07 13:50Running 7 7:45v median +1:34
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Block 08 14:21Running 8 8:50v median +3:50
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 8:57
Against the middle of your field
Mixed · n = 297
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 297 mixed teams who finished.